You don’t write Parlament for Parliament. I just used that term to indicate the lawmaker’s lack of attention to spelling in legislative texts. The House of People’s Representatives should have its own language editor. The English version of the legislative text is full of spelling errors. Recently I was working on statutory definitions of Ethiopian […]

Conflict of Laws in Labour and civil cases In a conflict of law case, a court is expected to address three basic issues: Determining the presence judicial jurisdiction Determining the applicable law to solve the dispute Determining whether a foreign judgment should be given recognition by domestic courts Before these three issues are addressed, the […]

Proclamation No. 760/2012 A PROCLAMATION REGISTRATION OF VITAL EVENTS AND NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD WHEREAS establishing a system of registration of’ vital events plays a key role in planning political, social and economic developments in providing different social and economic services to citizens and in making the justice administration expedient and effective WHEREAS it has become […]

The Duty to serve: Cassation Bench on the legal effects of employer-sponsored Tuition Assistance As an employee, you have a duty to serve your employer diligently. But, you don’t have a duty to continue serving your employer for life. If you ever feel like leaving, you are free to resign even without any valid ground […]

Directive No 46/2007 Issued to Provide for the use of Sales Register Machines 1. Issuing Authority This Directive is issued by the Minister of Revenue pursuant to the power given by Article 22 of the council of Ministers Regulations to provide for the obligatory use of sales Register machines No 139/2007. PART ONE GENERAL 2. […]

Consequential loss in Insurance Cases: Review of Cassation Decisions One of the basic principles of insurance applicable to property insurance is the principle of indemnity. This underlying principle provides that compensation payable to the insured upon occurrence of loss to his property could not exceed the actual value of the property at the time of […]

Regulation no. 4/2010 Regulation for the issuance of certificate of professional competence to private auditors and accountants WHEREAS, the Office of the Federal Auditor General has been empowered, under the Office of the Federal Auditor General Establishment Proclamation No. 669/2010, to issue and renew certificates of professional competence to private auditors and accountants as well […]

Proclamation No. 419-2004 The (1997 E.C.) Federal Government Budget Proclamation DOWNLOAD Proclamation No. 418 A Proclamation to ratify the budget for an inquiry commission to investigate the incidence occurred in Gambella regional state on December 13, 2003 DOWNLOAD Proclamation No. 417 A Proclamation to ratify the agreement on the reciprocal promotion and protection of investment between […]

WORKING TOWARDS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN ETHIOPIA: INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION SYSTEMS WITH THE FORMAL LEGAL SYSTEM DOWNLOAD (.pdf) Dr. Julie Macfarlane Professor of Law, University of Windsor, Ontario Canada, juliem@uwindsor.ca. Most legal scholars study the formal legal system, focusing on principles of law and state-sanctioned procedures and institutions.[1] However, we know that this is only […]